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{{Short description|Japanese symbol for beginner drivers}} |
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The {{nihongo|'''Shoshinsha mark'''|初心者マーク}} or {{nihongo|'''Wakaba mark'''|若葉マーク}} is a green and yellow V-shaped symbol that new Japanese drivers must display on their cars for one year. A driver must display this mark one in front of the car, and one on back of the car, after they obtain a standard driver's licence, for one year. This obligation is only for a standard license, not for motorcycles, large vehicles, special cars, and so on. Drivers who consider themselves beginners may also continue to display the sign, even if they have passed a year period. |
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[[File:SUZUKI_ALTO_LAPIN_Chocolat_(HE22S)_rear.JPG|thumb|Shoshinsha mark displayed on a [[Suzuki Alto]] Lapin]] |
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The {{Nihongo|'''shoshinsha mark'''|初心者マーク}} or {{nihongo|'''Wakaba mark'''|若葉マーク}}, officially {{Nihongo|'''Beginner Drivers' Sign'''|初心運転者標識|Shoshin Untensha Hyōshiki}}, is a green and yellow V-shaped symbol that beginner drivers in [[Japan]] must display at the designated places at the front and the rear of their cars for one year after they obtain a standard [[driver's license]]. Drivers who consider themselves beginners may continue to display the sign, even after the period of a year.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405220726/https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp/kotsu/mark/mark.html|archive-date=April 5, 2016|url=https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp/kotsu/mark/mark.html|title=自動車の運転者が表示する標識（マーク）について|publisher=警視庁 (Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department)|access-date=August 8, 2018}}</ref> Like the orange and yellow "''fukushi'' mark" or "[[Kōreisha mark|''kōreisha'' mark]]" that denotes elderly drivers, the shoshinsha mark is designed to warn other drivers that the marked driver is not very skilled, either due to inexperience or old age.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citylab.com/solutions/2016/07/how-japan-saves-lives-with-driver-decals/490484/|title=How Japan Saves Lives With Driver Decals|department=CityLab|work=[[The Atlantic]]|last=Kirk|first=Mimi|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=August 8, 2018}}</ref> |
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Its official name is {{nihongo|'''The Beginner Drivers' Sign'''|初心運転者標識|shoshin untensha hyōshiki}}. Conversely, the orange and yellow "''Fukushi'' mark" or "[[Koreisha mark|''Koreisha'' mark]]" denotes elderly drivers. Both marks are designed to warn other drivers that the marked driver is not very skilled, either due to inexperience or old age. |
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In Japan the shoshinsha mark is also used beyond the driving context to indicate beginner status. In Tochigi, for example, new mothers are issued a card with the mark on it to indicate their experience level to health and child care support staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASL7566K3L75UUHB008.html|title=初育児の支援カード、提示で職員対応 栃木市|work=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|last=平井|first=隆昭|date=July 18, 2018|access-date=August 8, 2018}}</ref> New employees of companies may also have the mark on their name badges until they become more experienced.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20180402/ddl/k40/020/231000c|title=「選ばれる井筒屋に」新入社員１７人が決意|work=[[Mainichi Shimbun]]|date=April 2, 2018|access-date=August 8, 2018}}</ref> In video games, it is associated with tutorials and new players.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014152625/https://www.vgfacts.com/trivia/7844/|archive-date=October 14, 2014|url=https://www.vgfacts.com/trivia/7844/|title=Kirby Super Star - Game - View Single Trivia - VGFacts|publisher=www.vgfacts.com|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref> In the anime ''[[Sgt. Frog]]'', the character Tamama has a mirrored shoshinsha mark on his hat and stomach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sunrise-inc.co.jp/keroro/character/index.html|title=ケロロ軍曹であります。|publisher=[[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise Inc.]]}}</ref> |
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==Other Uses== |
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The Shoshinsha mark are commonly seen on topics/tutorials targeted to beginners (whenever it involves driving or not), which having a meaning of "For beginners", "Beginners are welcomed" or so. |
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[[Georgists]] have begun using the symbol as an online [[identifier]] on [[Twitter]] due to its resemblance to a shield.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/12/business/georgism-land-tax-housing.html|title=The ‘Georgists’ Are Out There, and They Want to Tax Your Land|work=[[The New York Times]]|last=Dougherty|first=Conor|date=November 11, 2023|access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref> |
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The mark is also used as the logo for the [[imageboard]] software ''Wakaba'' written in [[Perl]] by [[Turku, Finland]]-based programmer Dag Ågren and by the imageboard index [[iichan]] whose indexed imageboards use Wakaba as their software package. |
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The software also features a [[markup language]] called ''Wakabamark''. |
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The mark is represented in [[Unicode]] as U+1F530 (🔰), as part of the [[Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs]] block. |
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The mark is also increasingly being used by [[Japanese domestic market|JDM]] enthusiasts in other countries, for example the U.K etc, to show their passion and interest in JDM culture. |
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== See also == |
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* [[Kōreisha mark]] (The mark for the elderly drivers) |
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* [[L-plate]]s and [[Newly licensed driver plate|P-plates]] |
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==References== |
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== External links == |
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{{Commons category|Shoshinsha mark}} |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141024054023/http://news.3yen.com/2009-03-01/what-are-all-these-mysterious-japanese-car-stickers/ What are all these mysterious Japanese car stickers?] |
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* [https://www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-car-stickers/ WHAT ARE THOSE STICKERS ON JAPANESE CARS?] |
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Latest revision as of 19:49, 16 April 2024
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The shoshinsha mark (初心者マーク) or Wakaba mark (若葉マーク), officially Beginner Drivers' Sign (初心運転者標識, Shoshin Untensha Hyōshiki), is a green and yellow V-shaped symbol that beginner drivers in Japan must display at the designated places at the front and the rear of their cars for one year after they obtain a standard driver's license. Drivers who consider themselves beginners may continue to display the sign, even after the period of a year.[1] Like the orange and yellow "fukushi mark" or "kōreisha mark" that denotes elderly drivers, the shoshinsha mark is designed to warn other drivers that the marked driver is not very skilled, either due to inexperience or old age.[2]
In Japan the shoshinsha mark is also used beyond the driving context to indicate beginner status. In Tochigi, for example, new mothers are issued a card with the mark on it to indicate their experience level to health and child care support staff.[3] New employees of companies may also have the mark on their name badges until they become more experienced.[4] In video games, it is associated with tutorials and new players.[5] In the anime Sgt. Frog, the character Tamama has a mirrored shoshinsha mark on his hat and stomach.[6]
Georgists have begun using the symbol as an online identifier on Twitter due to its resemblance to a shield.[7]
The mark is represented in Unicode as U+1F530 (🔰), as part of the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block.
See also[edit]
- Kōreisha mark (The mark for the elderly drivers)
- L-plates and P-plates
References[edit]
- ^ "自動車の運転者が表示する標識（マーク）について". 警視庁 (Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department). Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ Kirk, Mimi (July 8, 2016). "How Japan Saves Lives With Driver Decals". CityLab. The Atlantic. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ 平井, 隆昭 (July 18, 2018). "初育児の支援カード、提示で職員対応 栃木市". Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ "「選ばれる井筒屋に」新入社員１７人が決意". Mainichi Shimbun. April 2, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ "Kirby Super Star - Game - View Single Trivia - VGFacts". www.vgfacts.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "ケロロ軍曹であります。". Sunrise Inc.
- ^ Dougherty, Conor (November 11, 2023). "The 'Georgists' Are Out There, and They Want to Tax Your Land". The New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
External links[edit]
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